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RBS U.K. staff expected to receive total payouts of GBP500M, Guardian saysDespite predicted losses of GBP8B, Royal Bank of Scotland is expected to pay around GBP500M in bonuses for its U.K. staff for 2013, the Guardian reports. The bank is taking a GBP3B hit on its earnings from mis-selling scandals and legal bills in the U.S. Reference Link

U.K. watchdog visited Barclays 186 times in 2014, Bloomberg reportsThe FCA's supervisory team made 186 visits to Barclays (BCS) in 2014, more than any other British bank that year, Bloomberg reports. HSBC (HSBC) was next highest with 85 visits, with RBS (RBS) and Lloyds (LYG) following with 65 and 58 encounters, respectively, the report says. Reference Link